Display module and plant cultivation apparatus equipped with display module

ABSTRACT

A display module and a plant cultivation apparatus equipped with a display module are provided. The display module in which a control panel that controls a plant cultivation environment and an output that outputs a state of the plant cultivation environment are provided in a front surface thereof coupled to a structure of a bed and withdrawable and insertable into the plant cultivation apparatus together with the bed. The display module may be located at a front surface of the bed, so that usability and space efficiency may be increased.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

The present application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No.10-2019-0130915, filed in Korea on Oct. 21, 2019, the entire contents ofwhich is incorporated herein for all purposes by this reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

A display module and plant cultivation apparatus equipped with a displaymodule are disclosed herein.

2. Background

Generally, a plant cultivation apparatus is an apparatus used indoorshaving an environment in which plants can be grown in a cultivation roominside of a cabinet thereof. The plant cultivation apparatus is equippedwith a bed supplied with soil and moisture to grow the plants, and alight emitting diode (LED) module installed at an upper portion of thebed, that is, at an upper portion of the cultivation room, to provideLED light close to natural light for plant photosynthesis. The plantcultivation apparatus is equipped with an air circulation device thatprovides oxygen and carbon dioxide required for plant respiration. Theplant cultivation apparatus is capable of providing a series ofcultivation environments for plant growth, so it is possible to grow theplants to a desired growth degree in the cultivation room of theapparatus.

The plant cultivation apparatus is equipped with a display module thatcontrols the environment in the cultivation room to be directlycontrolled by a user. The user can control a cultivation environmentrequired for plant growth through the display module. The display modulemay be installed in a door, which selectively opens and closes the plantcultivation apparatus, or an outer surface of the cabinet forming thecultivation room, so that the user can easily manipulate the cultivationenvironment.

However, when the display module is installed in the door, in a state inwhich the door is opened, an outer surface of the door is located at anopposite side to the user, so the user has to return the door to theclosed position in order to manipulate the display module, or the userhas to shift the his or her location to the display module located onthe outer surface of the opened door. Further, when the display moduleis installed in the door, it is difficult to secure a wiring spacebecause signal lines and power lines connected to various devices in thecabinet should be connected to the door.

When the display module is installed in the outer surface of thecabinet, usability may be increased. However, in the case of a built-intype plant cultivation apparatus, the outer surface of the cabinet otherthan the door is not exposed to the user. Further, the display moduleinterferes with surroundings causing a malfunction in which a button ofthe display module is pressed accidentally. When a bed with a forwardejection structure is ejected forward, there is inconvenience in thatthe user has to extend his or her arm further than the ejected bed tomanipulate the display module.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the followingdrawings in which like reference numerals refer to like elements, andwherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a plant cultivation apparatus accordingto an embodiment, the apparatus in a state in which a door is closed;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the plant cultivation apparatusaccording to an embodiment, the apparatus in a state in which the dooris opened;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a display module according to anembodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exploded-perspective view of the display module accordingto an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an exploded-perspective view of the display module accordingto an embodiment from a different angle from FIG. 4 ;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a mounting bracket of the displaymodule according to an embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view, taken along line VII-VII′in FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional perspective view taken along line VIII-VIII′in FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display moduleaccording to an embodiment is hooked to a hook arm of a guide rail; and

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state in which the display moduleaccording to an embodiment mates with an LED module.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinbelow, embodiments will be described with reference to theaccompanying drawings. Like reference numerals are used to identify likeelements throughout different drawings. Further, in the followingdescription, if it is decided that description of known function orconfiguration related to embodiments makes the subject matter unclear,description has been omitted.

Further, when describing components, terms such as first, second, A, B,(a), or (b) may be used. As these terms are provided merely for thepurpose of distinguishing the components from each other, they do notlimit the nature, sequence, or order of the components. It will beunderstood that when an element is referred to as being “coupled” or“connected” to another element, it can be directly coupled or connectedto the other element or intervening elements may be presenttherebetween.

In FIGS. 1 and 2 , a plant cultivation apparatus 1 according to anembodiment is shown. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of plant cultivationapparatus 1 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a view showing a statein which door 120 is opened to expose an inside of the plant cultivationapparatus 1. The plant cultivation apparatus 1 has a cabinet 100 formingan exterior thereof, and the cabinet 100 may include a casing 110, thedoor 120, and a machine chamber frame 130.

The casing 110 has a cultivation room 111, 112 therein. A plant may becultivated in the cultivation room 111, 112. When the door 120 closesthe cultivation room 111, 112, an environment in which the plant may becultivated may be created in the cultivation room 111, 112 by operationsof machines installed in the machine chamber frame 130.

The cultivation room 111, 112 may be partitioned by a bed 200 which willbe described hereinafter. In this embodiment, the cultivation room 111,112 may be partitioned into first cultivation room 111 and secondcultivation room 111 by the bed 200 installed at a middle (in a verticaldirection) of the cultivation room 111, 112.

The door 120 may be configured to open and close the cultivation room111, 112 of the casing 110. The cultivation room 111, 112 may beair-sealed by the door 120. The door 120 may be configured as arotary-type opening and closing structure by a hinge structure or asliding-type opening and closing structure by a rail structure, and mayselectively seal the cultivation room 111, 112. In this embodiment, door120 is shown as a rotary-type opening and closing structure with a hingestructure; however, embodiments are not limited thereto.

The door 120 may include a door frame 121 having a square framestructure with an open inside, and a sight glass 122 that blocks theopen inside of the door frame 121. Through the sight glass 122, a usermay visually check the cultivation room 111, 112 even when the door 120is closed. The sight glass 122 may be configured as glass or a displaypanel through which the inside of the cultivation room 111, 112 may beselectively visible.

A cooling and heating cycle may be configured in the machine chamberframe 130. The cycle may maintain a good temperature for plant growth inthe cultivation room 111, 112.

The bed 200 may be installed in the cultivation room 111, 112. The bed200 may include at least one bed, and the at least one bed may partitionthe cultivation room 111, 112. In this embodiment, the at least one bedmay be configured as first bed 201 and second bed 202. The first bed 201may be installed at the middle (in the vertical direction) of the casing110 to partition the cultivation room 111, 112 into the firstcultivation room 111 and the second cultivation room 111, and the secondbed 202 may be installed at a bottom of the second cultivation room 111.

Each of the first bed 201 and the second bed 202 may be provided with aseating plate 210. The seating plate 210 may include a seat 211, and apod 212 may be seated on the seat 211. The first bed 201 and the secondbed 202 may be installed inside of the casing 110 in a sliding manner bya pair of guide rails 400, which will be described hereinafter, so thatthe beds 201 and 202 may be ejected or withdrawn forward from thecultivation room 111, 112. The bed 200 may be ejected from or retractedinto the cultivation room 111, 112 by a handle 220 provided at a frontsurface of the seating plate 210.

The pod 212 seated on the seat 211 may be supplied with moisture by awater supply module 230 installed above the machine chamber frame 130 toallow the plant to grow. The above configurations are not main featuresof embodiments disclosed herein, so descriptions of shapes and functionsthereof have been omitted.

A display module 300 may be installed at a lower end of the first bed201. The display module 300 may be installed anywhere in the casing 110;however, in this embodiment, the display module 300 is installed at thelower end of the first bed 201. A light emitting diode (LED) module 500(See FIG. 10 ) may be installed on or at a surface facing the seatingplate 210. The display module 300 may be installed on or at a frontsurface of the LED module 500, so that the LED module 500 is not exposedoutward through the sight glass 122. Further, the display module 300 maybe installed at the pair of guide rails 400 together with the first bed201, so that, when the first bed 201 is ejected or withdrawn, thedisplay module 300 may be ejected or withdrawn together with the firstbed 201.

The display module 300 may be provided in the casing 110, or may beprovided in the door 120. In this embodiment, the display module 300 isconfigured to be seated on the lower end of the first bed 201.

The display module 300 not only displays each state of the plantcultivation apparatus, but also performs various controls. Each statedisplayed through the display module 300 may be a temperature in thecultivation room 111, 112, a cultivation time, and operational states,for example.

FIGS. 3 to 8 are views showing the display module 300. The displaymodule 300 may include a front housing 310, a rear housing 320, and acircuit board P. The front housing 310 may include a front surface 311having a plate shape that extends lengthways in one or a firstdirection, and a first side surface 312 formed along an edge of thefront surface 311.

The front surface 311 may have an output 313 and a control panel(s) 314.A user may control a cultivation environment required for plant growth,such as temperature, light quantity, and air volume, for example,through the control panel 314 provided in the front surface 311.Further, the user may check current states, temperature, and/orhumidity, for example, of the cultivation room 111, 112 through theoutput 313.

The control panel 314 may be operated by a physical button or through atouch screen integrally formed with the output 313. In this embodiment,the output 313 is located at a middle of the front surface 311, and thecontrol panel 314 is provided at each of opposite sides of the output313. However, embodiments are not limited to this arrangement, and theoutput 313 and the control panel 314 may be arranged in or at the frontsurface 311 in various ways.

The first side surface 312 may be provided along the edge of the frontsurface 311. The front surface 311 and the first side surface 312 mayprovide a board installation space 315 open at one side thereof. Theboard installation space 315 may be open toward the rear housing 320, sothat a portion of the rear housing 320 may be inserted and the circuitboard P seated. That is, when the circuit board P is seated in the boardinstallation space 315, the circuit board P may be pressed and locked bythe rear housing 320.

In the board installation space 315, at least one support plate 316 maybe formed to extend from the front surface 311 toward an opening of theboard installation space 315. The at least one support plate 316 mayextend in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of thefront surface 311. The at least one support plate 316 may be configuredas a plurality of support plates 316. The plurality of support plates316 may support opposite edges of the circuit board P.

A connection space 317 may be provided in the front housing 310 outsideof the board installation space 315 on the basis of the support plate316. The connection space 317 may be a space between the first sidesurface part 312 and the support plate 316. That is, the connectionspace 317 may be provided between the first side surface 312 and theboard installation space 315. A plurality of wires W (see FIG. 8 )connected from the circuit board P may be arranged in the connectionspace 317.

At least one support protrusion 318 and at least one first fixingprotrusion 319 may protrude in the board installation space 315 from thefront surface 311 toward the opening of the board installation space315. The at least one support protrusion 318 and the at least one firstfixing protrusion 319 may support the circuit board P, so that thecircuit board P does not contact the front surface 311 in the boardinstallation space 315 and may be spaced apart from the front surfacepart 311 at a predetermined distance.

The at least one support protrusion 318 may be configured as a pluralityof protrusions to support the circuit board P. A fastening device, suchas a bolt, may be inserted into the at least one first fixing protrusion319 to fix the front housing 310 and the circuit board P.

The rear housing 320 may be coupled to the front housing 310. The rearhousing 320 may be configured such that a rear surface 321 and a secondside surface 322 provide an exterior of the rear housing 320, and awiring space 325 open at one side thereof may be provided in the rearhousing 320.

The rear surface 321 may extend lengthways in a direction parallel tothe front surface 311, and protrude in a direction opposite to adirection in which the front housing 310 and the rear housing 320 arecoupled to each other. By the above structure, as an area of the wiringspace 325 is wider than when the rear surface 321 has a plate shape, thewiring space 325 for the plurality of wires W extended from the circuitboard P is secured.

The second side surface 322 may extend along an edge of the rear surface321. As the second side surface 322 is formed along the edge of the rearsurface 321, the wiring space 325 open at one side is provided. Thesecond side surface 322 may be inserted into the board installationspace 315 and an end thereof may press the circuit board P.

A recessed surface 323 may be formed in the rear surface 321. Therecessed surface 323 may have a plate shape formed by recessing one sideof the rear surface 321 in a longitudinal direction thereof. The secondside surface 322 may be partially formed at an edge of the recessedsurface 323. The recessed surface 323 may be extend perpendicular to aprotruding direction of the rear surface 321 and parallel to the frontsurface 311 to face the front surface 311. A portion of the LED module500 may be seated in a space, the space being formed outside of the rearsurface 321 by the recessed surface 323.

At least one reinforcement rib 324 may be provided on an outer surfaceof the rear housing 320. The at least one reinforcement rib 324 mayconnect the rear surface 321 to the recessed surface 323. A plurality ofreinforcement ribs 324 may be spaced apart from each other at apredetermined distance in the longitudinal direction of the rear surface321. Shapes of the reinforcement ribs 324 may be formed to correspond toa shape of a front surface of the LED module 500, match with the frontsurface of the LED module 500, and support the LED module 500.

The wiring space 325 may be open toward the front housing 310. Theplurality of wires W that extend from the circuit board P may bereceived in the wiring space 325. In particular, in the wiring space325, as a portion at which the recessed surface 323 is provided isnarrow, the plurality of wires W is not received in this space, butrather, wiring is concentrated in a portion where the rear surface 321is provided and protrudes.

A step 326 may be provided at one or a first end of the recessed surface323 that protrudes toward the front housing 310, and a connector supportsurface 327 may be provided in the step 326. The connector supportsurface 327 may be provided in or at a location corresponding to theconnection space 317. The connector support surface 327 may have aconnector hole 328, and an external connector (not shown) may beinserted into the rear housing 320 through the connector hole 328 to beelectrically connected to the circuit board P.

When the step 326 protrudes toward the front housing 310, the connectorsupport surface 327 is shown as a more recessed surface than therecessed surface 323 when viewed from the rear of the rear housing 320.Therefore, the step 326 may serve to guide the connector to theconnector support surface 327. Further, one surface of the support plate316 may be supported by the step 326.

At least one second fixing protrusion 329 may be formed in the wiringspace 325 to protrude toward the opening of the wiring space 325. The atleast one second fixing protrusion 329 may protrude in a couplingdirection of the rear housing 320 from the recessed surface 323 or therear surface 321. The at least one second fixing protrusion 329 maypress the circuit board P, and a fastening device, such as a bolt, maybe inserted into the at least one second fixing protrusion 329 to couplethe circuit board P to the rear housing 320. The at least one secondfixing protrusion 329 may be provided in or at a position correspondingto the at least one first fixing protrusion 319 and may be configured soas to simultaneously fix the front housing 310, the circuit board P, andthe rear housing 320 by the fastening device.

The display module 300 may be mounted at the lower end of the first bed201 by mounting brackets 330 provided in the front housing 310. Themounting brackets 330 may be provided in or at the first side surface312. In this embodiment, as the display module 300 has a structure inwhich the second side surface 322 is inserted into the boardinstallation space 315 of the front housing 310, the mounting brackets330 may be provided in the first side surface 312. When the displaymodule 300 has a structure in which the first side surface 312 isinserted into the wiring space 325 of the rear housing 320, the mountingbrackets 330 may be provided in the second side surface 322.

Each of the mounting brackets 330 may include a mounting plate 330, amounting wall 333, and a connection portion 335. The mounting plate 331may be in close contact with the lower end of the first bed 201. Themounting plate 331 may have a plate shape, and be provided to extend ina direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the frontsurface 311. The mounting plate 331 may extend parallel to the firstside surface 312, and extend in a coupled direction of the front housing310. A mounting hole 332 may be formed in the mounting plate 331. Afastening device may be inserted through the mounting hole 332 to befixed to the lower end of the first bed 201.

The mounting wall 333 may extend in a direction perpendicular to themounting plate 331. The mounting wall 333 may extend perpendicular to anouter surface of the first side surface 312 to space the mounting plate331 apart from the outer surface of the first side surface 312 at apredetermined distance.

A receiving space 334 may be formed surrounded by the mounting plate 331and the mounting wall 333. The receiving space 334 may receive a hookarm 410 of each of the guide rails 400. The hook arm 410 may besupported by being in close contact with the mounting plate 331 in thereceiving space 334. The above structure will be described hereinafter.

The connection portion 335 may protrude from the first side surface 312.The connection portion 335 may connect the mounting plate 331 and themounting wall 333 to the first side surface 312. The connection portion335 may be formed on the first side surface 312 to connect the mountingplate 331 and the mounting wall 333 to the first side surface 312.However, the connection portion 335 may not protrude above a height ofthe mounting wall 333, that is, may not protrude more than a distancefrom the first side surface 312 to the mounting plate 331. This isbecause the connection portion 335 is in close contact with the lowerend of the first bed 201 to minimize a gap between the lower end of thefirst bed 201 and the mounting plate 331.

The mounting plate 331 may have a mounting reinforcement portion 336that protrudes toward the receiving space 334. The mountingreinforcement portion 336 may be formed at an edge of the mounting hole332. That is, the mounting hole 332 may pass through the mountingreinforcement portion 336. The mounting reinforcement portion 336 mayreinforce a thickness of the mounting plate 331 to prevent damage to themounting plate 331 by the fastening device inserted in the mounting hole332.

A process of assembling the display module 300 will be describedhereinafter.

The front housing 310 and the rear housing 320 may be arranged to faceeach other, such that the opening of the board installation space 315 ofthe front housing 310 and the opening of the wiring space 325 of therear housing 320 are arranged to face each other. The circuit board Pmay be arranged between the front housing 310 and the rear housing 320.

The circuit board P may be seated in the board installation space 315.The circuit board P may be supported by the plurality of supportprotrusions 318 and the at least one first fixing protrusion 319 andseated in the board installation space 315 while being spaced apart fromthe front surface 311 at a predetermined distance. In addition, oppositesides of the circuit board P may be supported by the support plates 316provided in the board installation space 315. Accordingly, the circuitboard P may be prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction ofthe front housing 310 in the board installation space 315.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the rear housing 320 may be inserted into theboard installation space 315. When the front housing 310 and the rearhousing 320 are coupled to each other, an outer surface of the secondside surface 322 of the rear housing 320 may be located at an innersurface of the first side surface 312, and an end of the second sidesurface 322 may support a rear surface of the circuit board P.

The plurality of wires W may be connected to the rear surface of thecircuit board P facing the rear housing 320, and the plurality of wiresW may be received in the wiring space 325. The plurality of wires W mayextend from the wiring space 325 to a location at which the connectorsupport surface 327 is located. The plurality of wires W may passthrough the wiring space 325, and be curved from a lower end of theconnector support surface 327 to the connection space 317 of the fronthousing 310 to be connected to the external connector through theconnector hole 328.

A process by which the display module 300 is installed at the first bed201 will be described hereinafter.

The pair of guide rails 400 may be arranged at opposite sides of thefirst bed 201 in parallel to each other. The first bed 201 may perform alinear reciprocating motion of being ejected or retracted from thecasing 110 by guidance of the pair of guide rails 400. The displaymodule 300 may be installed at the lower end of the first bed 201partitioning the cultivation room 111, 112. At the lower end of thefirst bed 201, not only the display module 300, but also the LED module500, which provides an amount of light so that the plant growing in thesecond bed 202 may photosynthesize, may be installed.

Respective hook arms 410 may protrude from ends of the pair of guiderails 400 in facing directions. Each of the hook arms 410 may bereceived in the receiving space 334 of each of the mounting brackets330, and the hook arm 410 and an inner surface of the mounting plate 331may be in contact with each other. That is, the display module 300 maybe supported such that the mounting plate 331 is hooked to the hook arm410, and fixed to the lower end of the first bed 201 through thefastening device inserted through the mounting hole 332.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the LED module 500 may be coupled to the rearhousing 320 of the display module 300. The reinforcement rib 324 may beformed to correspond to an edge shape of the LED module 500, so that therear housing 320 including the reinforcement rib 324 and the LED module500 may match each other. An end of the LED module 500 may be in contactwith the recessed surface 323. When the LED module 500 and the displaymodule 300 match with each other, as shown in FIG. 10 , the LED module500 and the display module 300 may be coupled and fixed to the first bed201 by the fastening device.

The LED module 500 and the display module 300 may be simultaneouslyfixed to the first bed 201 by the fastening device inserted through themounting hole 332. An upper surface of the LED module 500 may be inclose contact with a lower surface of the mounting wall 333, and thehook arm 410 may be received in the receiving space 334. Therefore, theLED module 500 and the hook arm 410 do not interfere with each other.

Embodiments disclosed herein been made keeping in mind the aboveproblems occurring in the related art, and are intended to provide aplant cultivation apparatus in which a display module is provided.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide a display module with a novelstructure for being provided in a plant cultivation apparatus.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide a display module configured tocover a LED module so that a lighting portion is not exposed to a user,and may be provided in or at a lower end of a bed. When the displaymodule is provided in or at a front surface of the bed, manipulation bythe user may be performed easily, and glare caused by the LED module maybe prevented. Further, wires extending from a circuit board may bereceived through a wiring space of a rear housing so that a wiringdesign may be easy and be outwardly neat.

In particular, the display module according to embodiments disclosedherein may include a front housing having an output and a control panelon one side surface thereof, and having a mounting bracket on or at anoutside surface thereof; a circuit board seated in the front housing;and a rear housing coupled to the front housing, and having a wiringspace in which a plurality of wires that extends from the circuit boardmay be received. The front housing may include a front surface having aplate shape extended lengthways in one or a first direction; a firstside surface provided along an edge of the front surface, so that aboard installation space open at one side thereof may be provided in thefront housing; and the mounting bracket provided at an outside surfaceof the first side surface and extending in a direction perpendicular toan longitudinal direction of the front surface. The circuit board may beseated in the board installation space.

The control panel that controls a plant cultivation environment and theoutput that outputs a state in response to control of the control panelmay be provided on the front surface. The front surface may includesupport plates that protrude toward the board installation space in adirection perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the frontsurface and support opposite sides of the circuit board; and at leastone first fixing protrusion that protrudes toward the board installationspace, supports one surface of the circuit board, and spaces the circuitboard apart from the front surface at a predetermined distance.

The mounting bracket may include a mounting plate that extends in adirection perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the frontsurface, having a mounting hole at an end thereof, and arranged inparallel to the first side surface; a mounting wall that extends fromone side of the mounting plate perpendicular to the mounting plate andperpendicular to an outside surface of the first side surface to providea receiving space together with the mounting plate; and a connectionportion that connects the first side surface, the mounting plate, andthe mounting wall together. The mounting bracket may include a mountingreinforcement portion that may protrude from the mounting plate towardthe receiving space, with the mounting hole passing through the mountingreinforcement portion.

The rear housing may include a rear surface that extends lengthways inone direction, and a second side surface provided along an edge of therear surface so that the wiring space open at one side thereof isprovided in the rear housing. The plurality of wires that extends fromthe circuit board may be received in the wiring space. The rear surfacemay protrude in a direction opposite to a coupling direction of the rearhousing.

The rear surface may have a recessed surface formed in a longitudinaldirection of the rear surface, the recessed surface being formed byrecessing one side of the rear surface in a direction perpendicular tothe second side surface. The rear housing may include a plurality ofreinforcement ribs that connects the recessed surface and the rearsurface to each other, the reinforcement ribs being spaced apart fromeach other along the longitudinal direction of the rear surface.

A step may be formed at one end of the recessed surface by protrudingtoward an opening of the wiring space. A connector support surfacehaving a connector hole may be formed at an end of the step.

At least one of the recessed surface and the rear surface may have asecond fixing protrusion that protrudes toward the opening of the wiringspace. The plurality of wires connected to the circuit board may bereceived in the wiring space, and be connected to an outside by passingthrough the board installation space and the connector hole.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide a plant cultivation apparatus thatmay include a cabinet including a cultivation room in which a plant maybe cultivated and a door provided that opens and closes the cultivationroom; a pair of guide rails provided at edges of the cultivation room; abed supported by the guide rails in the cultivation room to partitionthe cultivation room into an upper cultivation room and a lowercultivation room, and configured to perform a linear reciprocatingmotion relative to the door; a LED module provided on a lower surface ofthe bed and configured to emit light to the lower cultivation room; anda display module provided at an edge of the lower surface of the bed ata side at which the door is located and extending lengthways in onedirection to cover the LED module. The display module may include acontrol panel that controls a plant cultivation environment and anoutput that outputs a state in response to control of the control panel.

Ends of the pair of guide rails may have respective hook arms thatextend in facing directions thereof. The display module may havemounting brackets at an outside surface thereof, and the mountingbrackets may be supported by being hooked to the respective hook arms.

Each of the mounting brackets may include a mounting plate that extendsin a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the displaymodule, having a mounting hole at an end thereof, and arranged to extendin parallel to the outside surface of the display module; a mountingwall that extends from one side of the mounting plate perpendicular tothe mounting plate and perpendicular to an outside surface of thedisplay module to provide a receiving space together with mountingplate; and a connection portion that connects the outside surface of thedisplay module, the mounting plate, and the mounting wall together.

Each of the mounting brackets may include a mounting reinforcementportion that may protrude from the mounting plate toward the receivingspace, with the mounting hole passing through the mounting reinforcementportion. Each of the hook arms may be received in the receiving space

The display module may have an outer shape corresponding to a shape ofan end of the LED module.

As described above, the display module according to embodimentsdisclosed herein may have at least the following advantages.

The display module according to embodiments disclosed herein may beprovided in the lower end of the bed configured to be ejected forward.Therefore, as a separate space for installing the display module is notnecessary, space efficiency may be increased.

The display module according to embodiments may be configured to cover afront surface of the LED module provided in the lower end of the bed.Therefore, the display module may be safety secured because a usercannot directly see light emitted from the LED module, and an aestheticfactor may be increased as the display module covers the LED module sothat the LED module is not viewable from the outside.

Further, the mounting bracket of the display module may be provided inthe lower end of a first bed by a fastening device, and the displaymodule may be supported stably by distributing its weight to a guide armformed on a guide rail that supports and moves the first bed forward.

Hereinabove, just because all elements constituting embodimentsdisclosed herein have been described as being coupled into one or beingoperated in combination, embodiments are not necessarily limited todisclosed embodiments. Within the scope of the purpose, all one or moreelements may be selectively coupled to each other and operated. It willbe further understood that the terms “comprise”, “include”, “have”, etc.when used in this specification, specify the presence of statedfeatures, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/orcombinations of them but do not preclude the presence or addition of oneor more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements,components, and/or combinations thereof. Unless otherwise defined, allterms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the samemeaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art towhich this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms,such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should beinterpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning inthe context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will notbe interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expresslyso defined herein.

Although the invention is described with reference to specific itemssuch as specific structural elements, to merely some embodiments, and todrawings, such specific details disclosed herein are merelyrepresentative for purposes of helping more comprehensive understandingof the present disclosure. Embodiments, however, are not limited to onlythe embodiments set forth herein, and those skilled in the art willappreciate that embodiments may be embodied in many alternate forms.Accordingly, the embodiments are intended to cover not only theexemplary embodiments, but also various alternatives, modifications,equivalents and other embodiments that may be included within the spiritand scope as defined by the appended claims.

It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to asbeing “on” another element or layer, the element or layer can bedirectly on another element or layer or intervening elements or layers.In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on”another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layerspresent. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and allcombinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third,etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, components,regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions,layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These termsare only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer orsection from another region, layer or section. Thus, a first element,component, region, layer or section could be termed a second element,component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachingsof the present invention.

Spatially relative terms, such as “lower”, “upper” and the like, may beused herein for ease of description to describe the relationship of oneelement or feature to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated inthe figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms areintended to encompass different orientations of the device in use oroperation, in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. Forexample, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements describedas “lower” relative to other elements or features would then be oriented“upper” relative to the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplaryterm “lower” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. Thedevice may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at otherorientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used hereininterpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Asused herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended toinclude the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify thepresence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements,and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of oneor more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements,components, and/or groups thereof.

Embodiments of the disclosure are described herein with reference tocross-section illustrations that are schematic illustrations ofidealized embodiments (and intermediate structures) of the disclosure.As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result,for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to beexpected. Thus, embodiments of the disclosure should not be construed aslimited to the particular shapes of regions illustrated herein but areto include deviations in shapes that result, for example, frommanufacturing.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientificterms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by oneof ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will befurther understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly useddictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that isconsistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art andwill not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unlessexpressly so defined herein.

Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with theembodiment is included in at least one embodiment. The appearances ofsuch phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarilyall referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection withany embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the purview of oneskilled in the art to effect such feature, structure, or characteristicin connection with other ones of the embodiments.

Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number ofillustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerousother modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled inthe art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles ofthis disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modificationsare possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subjectcombination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawingsand the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications inthe component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also beapparent to those skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:
 1. A plant cultivation apparatus, comprising: acabinet comprising a cultivation room in which a plant is cultivated anda door that opens and closes the cultivation room; a pair of guide railsprovided at edges of the cultivation room; a bed supported by the pairof guide rails in the cultivation room to partition the cultivation roominto an upper cultivation room and a lower cultivation room, andconfigured to perform a linear reciprocating motion relative to thedoor; a light emitting diode (LED) module provided on a lower surface ofthe bed and configured to emit light to the lower cultivation room; anda display module provided at an edge of the lower surface of the bed ata side at which the door is located, and extending lengthways in a firstdirection to cover the LED module, wherein the display module comprisesa control panel that controls a plant cultivation environment and anoutput that outputs a state in response to control of the control panel.2. The plant cultivation apparatus of claim 1, wherein ends of the pairof guide rails have respective hook arms that extend in facingdirections thereof.
 3. The plant cultivation apparatus of claim 2,wherein the display module has mounting brackets at an outside surfacethereof and the mounting brackets are supported by being hooked to therespective hook arms.
 4. The plant cultivation apparatus of claim 3,wherein each of the mounting brackets comprises: a mounting plate thatextends in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of thedisplay module, having a mounting hole at an end thereof, and arrangedto extend in parallel to the outside surface of the display module; amounting wall that extends from one side of the mounting plateperpendicular to the mounting plate and perpendicular to the outsidesurface of the display module to provide a receiving space together withmounting plate; and a connection portion that connects the outsidesurface of the display module, the mounting plate, and the mounting walltogether.
 5. The plant cultivation apparatus of claim 4, wherein each ofthe mounting brackets comprises a mounting reinforcement portion thatprotrudes from the mounting plate toward the receiving space, with themounting hole passing through the mounting reinforcement portion.
 6. Theplant cultivation apparatus of claim 5, wherein each of the hook arms isreceived in the receiving space.
 7. The plant cultivation apparatus ofclaim 6, wherein the display module has an outer shape corresponding toa shape of an end of the LED module.